Customer Service Manager in Newton Abbot

An exciting opportunity exists at Barnes Aerospace for a Customer Service Manager (CSM) within the Global Commercial and Customer Service Team. The C&CS Team is responsible for supporting the sales function in various process steps. The Customer Service Manager role is accountable for building and maintaining customer relationships as the primary customer service point of contact through ensuring consistent, high-quality communication with customers and execution of commercial commitments at the site level. Working as part of the Site General Manager leadership team, the CSMs are responsible for proactive updates, issue resolution, and day-to-day contract support.

Core Responsibilities:

• Serve as the site's primary point of contact for customer communication/escalations post-deal.
• Oversee backlog review, order entry, and customer scorecard management.
• Support contract closeout and post-sales follow-up activities.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customer site communications, ensuring timely and professional updates, and escalate issues to commercial leadership and site management as necessary to ensure swift resolution.
• Monitor customer satisfaction and lead visits/audits.
• Disseminate contract requirements, deliverables, and terms and conditions to functional areas.
• Oversee the review and analysis of the Customer Service Analyst’s daily activities, including but not limited to customer schedule changes to understand impact to sales plan and operations; coordinate and administer any pricing changes required by customer changes.
• Responsible for monitoring and maintaining standard work practices at the site level to ensure consistency, compliance, and operational excellence.
• Oversee initiatives to meet all federal statutory and regulatory requirements and Barnes policies regarding export compliance and federal acquisitions.
• Ensure small business plans and reporting are completed as required.
• Lead, develop, and coach a high-performing customer service team by enhancing skills through regular 1:1 coaching sessions, fostering employee engagement, and driving consistent performance outcomes.
• Serve as Division Export Compliance Administrator (DECA).
• Administer all export activity (both Defense and Commercial) to include but not limited to training, shipping, contract review, license and agreement preparation and submittal, and foreign visitor screening and employment plans.
• Ensure that any export compliance issues are addressed during the quoting process for customers.
• Responsible for understanding and effectively communicating site dashboard metrics during internal and external report-outs, ensuring data accuracy and clarity in performance updates.
• Responsible for overseeing the execution and accuracy of site EDI transactions to ensure seamless and reliable data exchange with customer.
• Responsible for end-to-end proposal management.
• Responsible for accurate Salesforce data management.

Qualifications:

• 5-7 years in customer-facing roles in manufacturing or the aerospace industry (CRO or OEM).
• Excellent interpersonal and service recovery skills.
• Able to maintain composure during high-stress or conflict situations, demonstrating empathy and professional persistence.
• Excellent customer relationship management skills with an ability to build trust and maintain positive relationships through timely updates and professional communication, even under pressure.
• Strong problem-solving & escalation management skills in which you can quickly identify root causes of issues (e.g., delivery or quality problems) and engage appropriate teams to resolve them.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with an ability to work effectively with operations, quality, engineering, and commercial teams to align responses to customer needs.
• Strong organizational skills for managing data, priorities, and timelines.
• Knowledge of ERP/CRM systems (e.g., SAP, SFDC) is a plus.
• Ability to interpret delivery metrics, quality trends, and customer scorecards to drive continuous improvement.
• Basic understanding of commercial agreements to ensure order compliance and facilitate contract closeout activities.
• Travel requirement ~10%.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; relevant experience acceptable in lieu.

MB Aerospace Newton Abbot Ltd, A Barnes Aerospace Company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MB Aerospace Newton Abbot Ltd, a Barnes Aerospace Company, is a subcontractor to the United States Government and provides defence services involving technical data and products governed by the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. parts 120 - 130 and the Export Administration Act and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 C.F.R. parts 730 – 774 (“Export Laws”). All candidates are subject to review and governance under such Export Laws and any offer of employment may be subject to additional considerations and/or conditions.